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Welcome to Verbal Rights
The First Amendment “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the […]
Greta Thunberg is educating and inspiring us on climate change
Several weeks ago, I took a morning hike in Briones Regional Park. The landscape of golden hills dotted with majestic Valley Oaks slopes down to where John Muir, the engineer […]
L.A. Morning Radio Host Calls Black Congresswoman a ‘Cheap Sleazy Democrat Whore’ (LISTEN)
*Full disclaimer, I listen to KFI 640 AM religiously. From Wake Up Call with Jennifer Jones Lee through the Tim Conway Jr. Show and even Jesus Christ on Sunday mornings. […]
The Great Bill Russell is the Truth
In a ceremony held in empty Boston Garden prior to the game against New York Knicks, the Celtics retired the number of former star Bill Russell on March 12, 1972. […]
Nielsen 2016 Report: Black Millennials Close the Digital Divide
Social Media and Mobile Device Use are Game-changers Raising Influence and Visibility A decade of economic and educational prosperity propels Black America’s viral vanguard, led by 11.5 million digitally empowered […]
Kaepernick kneeled
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeled during the national anthem Thursday night and in his new position, he wasn’t alone. On Sunday, Kaepernick vowed to continue sitting during […]
Bruce Sprinsteen Stands up to Unjust Law
The backlash against North Carolina’s law banning anti-discrimination ordinances kept going unabated Friday, as Bruce Springsteen announced that he was canceling a weekend show in the state in solidarity with […]
Overcoming Unequal Opportunity
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American Retro Negativity
These two tiny, yet large, American retro lines of thinking just came to my attention and it really sends home the backward minds too many Americans spend time with. These are particularly […]
Jada plans to boycott the 2106 Oscar Awards
Opinion from Dean L. Jones: I was born at the time when offended blacks encouraged advertisers and television producers to purge the successful Amos ‘n Andy comedy from airing. The […]
Update: A More Reasonable Depiction
The idea that you could ever place in display a painting of Jesus was a stretch from day one. The 21st Century forensic science available must be taken seriously by […]
Pope’s Written Speech Addressed to the US Congress
Given on September 24, 2015 at 10 AM EST I am most grateful for your invitation to address this Joint Session of Congress in “the land of the free and […]
Motel in Heart of LA Exclude “colored people”
EXPOSITION PARK (CBSLA.com) — A former employee of a motel in Exposition Park expressed outrage over a sign she says was put up that informed employees not to rent […]
Elmer Fudd sign reading “Negro season”
Like a Rorschach ink blot, different Atlanta residents are taking away different interpretations of a piece of street art painted on the side of a building depicting cartoon character Elmer […]
Dr. Ben Carson on Black Lives Matters
The idea that disrupting and protesting Bernie Sanders speeches will change what is wrong in America is lunacy. The “BlackLivesMatter” movement is focused on the wrong targets, to the detriment […]
Racial Rant?
The ‘racial rant’ is frustration, a shared USA sentiment resulting from language disparity & exclusive privileges to its users
Crime Trumps Political Correctness
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those […]
Geraldo Rivera Off Course on Kendrick Lamar’s new release
On Fox News’ “The Five” Monday night, Geraldo Rivera criticized Kendrick Lamar’s performance at the BET awards — in which he rapped about police brutality in “Alright” — saying that […]
WATTS CA – 50 Years after the Riots
I was born in the black area of Los Angeles and at 12 years of age lived a few blocks from Watts, but most of my recreational activity took place […]
Long-Suffering Effects from a National ‘Dual’ Identity
There are some who feel that to remove the confederate flag are victims. Read below how the New York Post published a story about TV Land’s decision on the Dukes […]
This Is What Change Looks Like
Washington (CNN)The United States and Cuba on Wednesday plan to officially seal the renewal of diplomatic ties begun last year, announcing the reopening of embassies in Washington and Havana for […]
…an end to the prohibition of interracial marriage
In 1967, the United States Supreme Court put an end to the prohibition of interracial marriage in the monumental case of Loving v. Virginia. Richard P. Loving, and his wife […]
420
420 is not so much a time or place as it is a state of mind. A stoned state of mind, to be specific. In the past, HIGH TIMES has […]
One and Done
The NBA started preventing high school stars from jumping straight to the league in 2005, requiring that entrants to its draft be at least 19 years old during the […]
Justice Clarence Thomas – conflicted with “color-blind Constitution.”
In a blistering dissent to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Alabama’s legislative districts, Justice Clarence Thomas said Congress, courts and the Department of Justice have put states in a […]